Now we're seeing a bunch of games being announced from small game studios.

dan.ackerman6/15/2015 5:17:04 PM

I wonder if it'll be sold through the Windows app store, which doesn't have a lot of decent games.

Josh Miller6/15/2015 5:17:17 PM

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 5:17:29 PM

It's unclear if these are for Xbox One or Windows 10, but clearly the message is that Microsoft is friendly with small development houses (something that wasn't always exactly the case)

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 5:17:55 PM

This is for the ID@Xbox program (ID = Independent developer)

Josh Miller6/15/2015 5:18:03 PM

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 5:18:07 PM

Chris Charla, from Xbox's ID@Xbox group

dan.ackerman6/15/2015 5:18:15 PM

After years of hyping indie developer partnerships and support, this is the first real mention here. Definitely less emphasis on indie games on XB1 than there was on 360.

Scott Stein6/15/2015 5:18:18 PM

ID@Xbox is one of my favorite parts of Microsoft. Some great games lately.

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 5:18:30 PM

"It's been awesome to see the level of critical and commercial success developers have already had on Xbox," Charla says

dan.ackerman6/15/2015 5:18:39 PM

But is that because indie devs are focused on mobile?

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 5:18:59 PM

Steve Gaynor, a developer from Fullbright, talks about Takoma, a new game from the same people who made the critically acclaimed game "Gone Home."

Josh Miller6/15/2015 5:18:59 PM

Josh Miller6/15/2015 5:19:07 PM

dan.ackerman6/15/2015 5:19:41 PM

I feel like this is the vibe we need -- spooky indie game -- for a Twin Peaks tie-in game.

Josh Miller6/15/2015 5:19:43 PM

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 5:19:49 PM

This game is set in space. Like "Gone Home," it's a game where you explore a world and try to understand what's happening

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 5:19:58 PM

Tacoma comes next year

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 5:20:17 PM

Derek Bradley from a studio called AURURA 44. Announcing game called Ashen

Josh Miller6/15/2015 5:20:22 PM

dan.ackerman6/15/2015 5:20:33 PM

Lights went up a bit, so I can see that everyone sitting in the floor seats here is wearing a green t-shirt. Clearly not the press section down there.

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 5:20:49 PM

This is an Xbox One exclusive, he says. It's an exploration game.

Josh Miller6/15/2015 5:20:59 PM

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 5:22:03 PM

What I really like about these games made by small development houses is how artistic they are. Unlike the big popular franchises like Halo and Grand Theft Auto (which totally have their own merits) these games really focus on looking different and unique. Ashen for example, the characters don't have faces and don't talk. And the art is blocky but also really nice looking

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 5:22:22 PM

Now we're seeing a game from a female developer (first other than Bonnie Ross on stage) called Beyond Eyes

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 5:22:45 PM

"If we embrace the challenges life throws at us, and embrace new experiences, it can be a beautiful world," she says.